TENON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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06357105 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-08-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-11
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  9. 2020-10-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-10-01
    ➕
    ANDREWS LEASEHOLD MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2020-09-30
    ➖
    TARR, James Daniel resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-08-31
    ➕
    TARR, James Daniel appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-08-31
    ➖
    ANDREWS LEASEHOLD MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-08-04
    ➕
    ANDREWS LEASEHOLD MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-06-12
    ➖
    TARR, James Daniel resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-10-24
    ➕
    LAKE, Stuart George appointed
    director
  23. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    GUNNERY, Edward William Bernard resigned
    director
  24. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    ROGERS, Victoria Frances resigned
    director
  25. 2007-09-04
    ➕
    TARR, James Daniel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-09-04
    ➕
    GUNNERY, Edward William Bernard appointed
    director
  27. 2007-09-04
    ➕
    ROGERS, Victoria Frances appointed
    director
  28. 2007-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TENON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  29. 2007-08-31
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-08-31
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2007-08-31
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2007-08-31
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart George Lake
Individual · British · DOB 07/1943 · age 83
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

42b High Street
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ANDREWS LEASEHOLD MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKE, Stuart George→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TARR, James Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-31 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
TARR, James Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2009-06-12
Resigned
ANDREWS LEASEHOLD MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-04 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
GUNNERY, Edward William Bernard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
ROGERS, Victoria Frances→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-11-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-17